Book holding attachment for typewriters



Nov. 3, 1931. M. s. MOSELEY 1,830,478

BOOK HOLDING ATTACHME NT FOR TYPEWRITERS Filed Oct. 9, 1930 PatentedNov. 3, 1931 MADGE s. MOSELEY, or MEMIHIS, TENNESSEE I nooxnonnmelrr'rlionivinri'r Fort TYPEWRITERS Application vfiled October 9, 1930.Serial no. 487,567.

This invention relates to an attachment for a typewriter and pertainsparticularly to an attachment designed to support a typists notebook. V

The primaryobject of, the present invention is to provide a notebooksupport which may be easily and quickly applied to the frame of atypewriter and after attachment thereto may be allowed to remain withoutinterfering with the operation of the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide an easily and quicklydetachable device '1 of the above described character, which willsupport the operators notebook at the proper level and angle to enableher to take notes gherefrom while typing with ease and comort.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a book supportingdevice of the above described character which is designed to beeconomically produced and may therefore be retailed at a relatively lowprice.

The invention will be best understood from a considerationof thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material deperature from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a portion of a typewriter showing thedevice embody ing the present invention applied thereto. I

Figure 2 is a View in side elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the same.

While the present invention is of a character that will permit of itsbeing attached to any make of typewriter with only slight alterationsthereto to fit the particular machine,

it has been shown in the accompanying draw- I ings as being attached toa typewriter of the make known as a Remington. In view of thefactthatonly a slight change in the contour of one of the supportnig arms forthe device must be made in} order to adapt the device to typewriters ofother makes, it is to be understood that the device is not to be limitedto use upon the particular type of machine shown.

-Referring more particularly to the drawings,the numeral 1 indicatesgenerally a portion of the left hand side of a typewriter of the makeabove named. In this particular type of typewriter themechanismis'enclosed by a casing 2 in the top of which a channel 3 is formedwhich has an opening 4 formed in the forward wall thereofa slightdistance inwardly from the left end. At the front of the machine thekeyboard issurrounded by a frame 5 the left side bar of which isindicated by the numeral 6.

The device embodying the present invention comprises an elongatedrectangular plate 7 which, atone end,has formed thereacros's a flange 8which serves to supporta notebook inpositionwhile in use. A p I 1Securedtransversely of the back ofthe plate 7 is" a pair of spacedsleeveajthe upper one of which is indicated by the numeral 9 while thejlower one is indicated by the numeral 10. 1

The upper sleeve 9 receives in one end the right angularly extendingterminal portion 11 of a relatively long supporting bar 12whi'ch, whenthe device is in applied position on the typewriter, extendstransversely of the left side thereof and adjacent the top, as illusendof this bar 15 is formed'to provide a hook 16 whichengages over theadjacent side bar 6 of the frame surrounding the typewriter keyboard; Asthe bar 15 and the aortion 11 of the arm 12 are round, it will e seenthat they maybe oscillated in the sleeves :12, is ofcircularcross-section, and the outer" 9 and 10 in which they are placed so thattilting of the plate 7 within certain limits is permitted thus enablingthe user to arrange the plate at the proper inclination. From theforegoing description it will be readily seen that the present deviceforms a desirable addition to a typewriterby means of which an operatorthereof may support her notebook in such a manner that the transcribingof notes therefrom may be accomplished without difliculty.-- 1 Havingthus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An attachment for typewriters having a mechanism enclosing structureand a 'key enclosing frame at'the front thereof, comprising a plate,means at one edge of said plate for engaging the *edgeof a bookplacedthereagainst, an armoscillatably attached -to and projecting laterallyfrom one side o'f-said plate adjacent'one end and adapted toengage said;key enclosing frame,-and a :sec-

ond arm oscillatably attached :to the plate and projecting laterallyfrom the said side and formed for engagement with the mechanismenclosing FSiEI'LlCtllIG.

2. A book-holding attachment for typea writers having a mechanismenclosing structure and a key enclosing framedisposed atthe frontthereof, comprising.aiplate, abook-engaging flange formed alongone edgeof said plate, a bar mounted transversely-of-the plate and havinga hookat one end: adapted to engage sa1d key enclosing frame an armhavingoneend turned at right angles and (115- posedbeneath said,plate,1neansforsecuring Writers having a mechanism-enclosing casing and a key-enclosingframe disposed-at the front of the casing, comprising a plate having aflange along one edge, a pair of bearing sleeves extending in spacedparallel relation transversely of the face of the plate opposite thatfrom whichithe flange projects, a bar extending through one of saidsleeves "proj ecting beyond one side edge of the plate and terminatingin a hook adapted to engage said 7 key framefsaiil bar beingoscillatable in the signature.

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said end of said arm totheplate, and a lateral extension formed at the.othe-rrend of saidiacrm and directed-oppositely to the right angularl'yextendingportion thereof and -adapted to .be attached to-an;adjacent-.;portion ofithe mechanism encasing structure said platebe- .ingoscillatable .on--the .arm and --bar for adplate and havingahook atone end adapted to engage sa1d key "enclosing frame, an armhaving one end turned at right anglesand disposed beneathsaid'plate,'meansfor securing-said end of said arm'to the plate, and a lateralextension formed at the otheraend of said arm and directed oppositely.tothe right angularly extending portion thereof and adapted to beattached to an adjacent portion right langularly extendedportion of thearm of :the mechanism-encasing structure, said andsaid bar beingoscillatableonthe plate to 1 facilitate the angular adjustment of-theplate 1 relative to the vertical.

4. A book-holding attachment for

